2009 Financing Awards

Winners of the 2009 U.S. Middle-Market Financing Awards:

Major Deal Categories:

Middle-Market M&A Financing Deal of the Year

Leveraged Recapitalization of Brook & Whittle, Ltd – Citi Capital Strategies

Debt Financing Deal of the Year

American Apparel Secured Second Lien Credit Facility – Financo Inc.

Equity Financing Deal of the Year

Common Stock Follow-on Offering/Confidential Accelerated Placement for Regal Beloit Corporation – Robert W. Baird & Co.

Deal-Maker of the Year

Steve McLaughlin – FT Partners

Distressed Financing Deal of the Year

Distressed Financing of Lyman Lumber Company – Alliance Management

Acquisition Financing Deal of the Year

Acquisition Financing of Food Services Company – The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Sector Deal Categories:

Media, Entertainment, or Telecom Deal of the Year

Media Rights Capital’s $350 million credit facility – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Energy Deal of the Year

El Paso Pipeline Partners’ acquisition of assets from El Paso Corporation – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Industrial Manufacturing/Distribution & Goods/Services

Common Stock Follow-on Offering/Confidential Accelerated Placement for Regal Beloit Corporation - Robert W. Baird & Co.

Real Estate Sector Deal

Formation of Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC – Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Retail Manufacturing/Distribution & Goods/Services

Chapter 11 Reorganization of Hancock Fabrics, Inc. – Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

Financial Services Deal of the Year

Acquisition of First Southwest Company by Plains Capital Corporation – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Agent/Firm/Product Categories:

Debt Financing Agent of the Year – Fifth Street Capital

Investment Banking Firm of the Year – Lincoln International LLC

Mezzanine Financing Agent of the Year – Golub Capital

Private Equity Sponsor of the Year – Insight Equity